The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, has testified that he used his tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Mr Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, has testified that he used his tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Mr Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
"I made the decision to buy the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign and Mr Trump," Mr Pecker said. They have charged Mr Trump with criminally falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to buy the silence of adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who says they had a sexual encounter ten years earlier.His lawyers argue that Mr Trump did not commit any crimes and only acted to protect his reputation.
"You've presented nothing," Mr Justice Merchan said."I've asked you eight or nine times, show me the exact post he was responding to. You've not even been able to do that once."After the session, Mr Trump repeated his claim that the gag order violated his constitutional free speech rights.
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